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There was no major development in the area until a series of small gold rushes occurred near
Muckleford Creek and Wattle Flat in the early 1850s, and a small town quickly sprung up in the vicinity of the Maldon to Castlemaine Road and Muckleford Creek crossing. The town served the needs of the
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sand, gravel and clay, with more fertile alluvial deposits along the
Muckleford Creek valley. Muckleford Creek rises below Walmer and eventually flows into the Loddon River. For much of the year, the area experiences relatively dry conditions, more suited to sheep farming than dairying.
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began to educate the children of the diggings. Located at North
Muckleford, it remained open until 1877. in 1871, that school was replaced by a government primary school, South Muckleford State School (No 1124). Muckleford Post Office opened on 1 August 1857 and closed in 1966.
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Castlemaine Golf Club is situated at the crossroads of Rilens Road and the
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Muckleford is crossed by several roads. Rilens Road, surfaced with yellow gravel, used to have a single raised telephone wire on wooden poles on its north side, which served local farms and houses. The road runs west from the
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prospectors and speculators, and quickly rose to a population of over 2000 people. Within a year, there were hotels such as Monk's, Simson's and the
Orrville to quench the thirst of the miners. A small
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Central Catchment Management Authority (2008) Looking to the future, consolidating the past. (report) Retrieved on 25 May 2020 from
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Muckleford State Forest and recreation area incorporates mining relics, a picnic area, walking tracks, and native flora and fauna.
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Camilleri (2014) Red White and Blue Recreation Site - Muckleford State Forest. (web document) Retrieved on 8 January 2017 from
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MUCKLEFORD RUSH. (25 May 1855). Mount Alexander Mail (Vic. : 1854 - 1917), p. 2. Retrieved 23 December 2016, from
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Former South Muckleford State School, erected in 1871
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490:"Castlemaine Steiner School and Kindergarten"
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216:Mount Alexander Shire
212:Melbourne city centre
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171:State electorate(s)
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381:golf course
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264:mine shafts
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124:2016 census
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81:Coordinates
1085:Strangways
1077:Shelbourne
1039:Muckleford
833:Ravenswood
789:Fryerstown
766:Carisbrook
562:10 January
425:25 October
395:References
258:forest of
196:Muckleford
122:405 (
119:Population
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993:Irishtown
977:Greenhill
936:Eddington
928:Eastville
887:Baringhup
841:Redesdale
820:Malmsbury
794:Guildford
691:Web sites
356:In 1884,
330:Squatters
318:Europeans
242:Geography
228:same name
204:Australia
138:Melbourne
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1062:Nuggetty
1057:Neereman
1016:Metcalfe
957:Glenluce
902:Bradford
875:Locality
849:Taradale
828:Newstead
802:Harcourt
586:25 March
287:Newstead
266:, and a
256:eucalypt
200:Victoria
131:Location
94:144°09′E
30:Victoria
1119:Vaughan
1106:Tarilta
1026:Moolort
1006:Langley
944:Faraday
882:Barfold
779:Chewton
308:History
300:In the
224:English
188:Bendigo
144:Bendigo
91:37°01′S
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637:"Home"
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291:Maldon
289:. The
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232:Dorset
159:LGA(s)
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